Wes Anderson has revealed that he always loved the character of Mr Fox.
The filmmaker fell in love with Roald Dahl's character as a child resulting in him adapting the story for the big screen.
Fantastic Mr Fox hits cinema screens this week and opened the London Film Festival last Wednesday, which saw Anderson and voice star George Clooney grace the big screen.
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph the director said: "I always loved Fantastic Mr Fox - it was the first book I actually owned with my name written in the title page on a little sticker.
"As a child I loved the character of Mr Fox. The combination of his being heroic and also vain. That character was very appealing to me and my brothers, who I was reading the book with."
His illustrator brother Eric added: "I never questioned the book's importance to Wes, because I understood its importance to me.
"Mr Fox had a wit and urbanity and sophistication that made him seem unique among the heroes of kids' books."
Fantastic Mr Fox is released 23rd October.
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